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Create and edit solid fills



Create and use fills for vector objects and text, and use the Paint Bucket or Gradient tool to fill pixel selections based on current fill settings.

The Paint Bucket icon indicates the Fill Color box in the Tools panel, the Property inspector, and the Color Mixer.

Change the solid fill color of vector drawing tools and the Paint Bucket tool

  1. Select a vector drawing tool or the Paint Bucket tool.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Press Control+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS) to deselect all objects, and then click the Fill Color box in the Property inspector to open the Fill Color pop-up window.

    • Click the Fill Color box in the Tools panel or Color Mixer to open the color pop-up window.

  3. Select a color for the fill from the set of swatches, or use the eyedropper pointer to sample a color from anywhere on the screen.

    Note: Selecting the Text tool always causes the Fill Color box to revert to the last solid text color used by the Text tool.

Edit the solid fill of a selected vector object

  1. Click the Fill Color box in the Property inspector, Tools panel, or Color Mixer to open the color pop-up window.

  2. Select a swatch.